Harpers Ferry Center for Interpretive design turns 43

HARPERS FERRY – On March 2, the Harpers Ferry Center for Interpretive Design turned 43. From the early days of Director George Hartzog and his chief of Interpretation and Visitor Services, Bill Everhart in 1964 and their vision to bring together the subject matter experts on media-related production be located together in one building.

West Virginia Senators Jennings Rudolph and Robert Byrd also saw the opportunity this afforded their state and fully supported the proposal. When the doors opened on March 2, 1970, the original plan was to support offices, studios and workshops for a staff of 80.

Now, the Harpers Ferry Center employs more than 140 employees. While the number of National Parks have increased the level of professional products that the Harpers Ferry Center produces continues to grow each year and adapt to the changing technology and visitors to the nation’s parks increase.

Learn more about how the National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage.